2nd Annual Picture Book Palooza with School Library Journal

Join SLJ on July 14 for their second annual SLJ Picture Book Palooza, an all-day, free virtual celebration of authors and artists dedicated to the visual dance and extraordinary craft of picture books! Come for a day packed with keynotes, author panels, and illustrator spotlights with visionary creators. 

Visit the exhibit hall, chat with authors and publishing teams, download digital galleys, and be prepared to be inspired as you build your collection.

• Program
• Speaker List

Event Hours: 7:00 AM ET - 2:00 PM PST

 

All live sessions will be on Zoom. Make sure to log in to your work or personal Zoom account before the day starts to avoid having to log in for each session.

Please note that the event environment and the sessions have attendance capacity limits. If on the day of the event you find that you are unable to access the environment or join a session, please know that sessions will be available for on-demand viewing within 24hrs., and the entire event will be accessible for three months from the event date.

Please make sure your computer and browser are up to date. Chrome tends to work best. The event platform does not support IE11 + Windows 7 or older versions.

By registering for this event or webcast, you are agreeing to School Library Journal Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct Policy and agreeing that School Library Journal may share your registration information with current and future sponsors of this event.

Having trouble registering? Contact sljevents@mediasourceinc.com

Free Virtual Event: Winter Book & Author Festival

Join Penguin Random House, Library Journal, and School Library Journal on December 9 for our second free, day-long virtual book and author festival as we celebrate librarians everywhere! Enjoy a day packed with author panels and interviews, book buzzes, virtual shelf browsing, and adding to your TBR pile. You’ll hear from many of your favorite authors, whose work runs the gamut from Picture Books to Young Adult titles to the best new Fiction and Nonfiction for adults. There is something of interest for every reader. Attendees will also have the opportunity to check out the virtual exhibit hall, chat directly with authors, access eGalleys, and enter to win prizes and giveaways.

For the program and a full list of speakers, CLICK HERE.  

Event Hours: 7:00AM PST - 2:00PM PST

 

Please note that the event environment and the sessions have attendance capacity limits. If on the day of the event you find that you are unable to access the environment or join a session, know that sessions will be available for on-demand viewing within 24 hours, and the entire event will be accessible for three months from the event date.

By registering for this event or webcast, you are agreeing to the Library Journal Privacy Policy and Code of Conduct Policy and agreeing that Library Journal may share your registration information with current and future sponsors of this event.

Mackin presents -- Lifting Voices: Classroom Favorite Authors on Culturally Responsive Texts

Join Penguin Young Readers' culturally diverse and award-winning authors as they discuss their newest titles.

Listen to Padma Venkatraman speak about "Born Behind Bars," set in Chennai, India, featuring a boy who’s unexpectedly released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mom.

Veera Hiranandani will speak on her historical fiction novel about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg's life changes when her big sister elopes following the 1967 Loving v. Virginia decision, forcing her to grapple with both her family's prejudice and the antisemitism she experiences.

Joseph Bruchac will tackle the tough subject of the Indigenous experience during the COVID pandemic, exploring what it is like living in quarantine on a Wabanaki reservation.

Torrey Maldonado, author of the highly acclaimed "Tight" and "What Lane?" will talk about his experience which led him to write a masterful story showing a young boy coming of age in a racially split world.

FREE Event! Future Ready Librarians® Fall Summit

Future Ready Librarians® Fall Summit
Thinking Critically About Media and News Literacy
Saturday, October 16, 2021

Future Ready Librarians® summits are FREE, live, virtual, interactive, high-quality professional learning experiences for librarians interested in learning, growing, and expanding their professional practice through collaboration and networking with like-minded colleagues from across the country.

During this summit, we will reflect and collaborate around the following questions:
How has the conversation about information and media literacy evolved?
What are current and emerging best practices for teaching media literacy?

What roles can teacher librarians and school libraries play in leading media literacy?

Register Today - It's Free!

Literacy for Texas & Amanda Hunt Present: Social Media 101

Social Media 101 Webinar

October 4th @ 2:30pm PST!

Join Literacy for Texas and Amanda Hunt for a special presentation that will share how librarians can use apps such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, and Twitter to share ideas, collaborate, learn and grow from other librarians and professionals.

This free session will offer tips and tricks to get started, as well as how-to videos, examples, links to other presentations, and more to get you started and be successful!

MacKids School & Library: "Winter 2022 Preview -- FREE Event

 

Join MacKids School & Library for their exciting Winter 2022 Preview!

MacKids School & Library will preview their Winter 2022 list of titles, including picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and young adult titles from all of their imprints at Macmillan Children's Publishing Group. Special guests include Lizz Huerta, young adult debut author of The Lost Dreamer, and Gary Paulsen, three-time Newbery Honor winner and author of the upcoming middle-grade novel Northwind. Register to receive digital review copies of The Lost Dreamer and Northwind, plus access to their Winter 2022 featured titles.

Can't make the date? Register for Booklist's upcoming webinars and we'll send you the archive after the event!

SLJ Picture Book Palooza -- Free virtual event!

School Library Journal is hosting this first time event on Thursday, July 15 (7:00am-2:00pm PST). It promises to be a fun-filled day & registration is FREE!

 

Virtual Event: Dia del los Niños 2021

Sunday, April 25th is Visalia's annual Dia de los Niños celebration, which will be virtual for 2021. To register your child (ages 5-17) for a free event bag, click on the flyer below.